I enjoyed “Love Her or Lose Her” SO MUCH MORE than “Fix Her Up”. The characters were much more bearable. Or at least, the annoying characters were much less present (looking at you, Stephen and Kristen). Rosie and Dominic are much more realistic and relatable than circus clown Georgie and burnout loser Travis. 

 

I liked the premise better — rekindling a failing marriage is a lot more original than fake dating (and “Fix Her Up” truly added nothing to the fake dating trope). I liked the marriage counseling scenes and I liked the focus placed on love languages. 

 

I still take a little bit of issue with the ending — grand romantic gestures are great, but if the third-act breakup stems from a lack of communication, than the third-act breakup should be solved by actually communicating, not just renewing your vows and calling it a day. Still, the grand romantic gesture worked better in “Love Her or Lose Her” than “Fix Her Up” for two reasons: one, because it was established that Dominic’s love language is in acts of service, so a grand romantic gesture makes sense for his character, and two, because there had already been a lot of communication between the Rosie and Dominic via their therapy sessions. 

Overall, "Love Her or Lose Her" completely outshined "Fix Her Up".